''Padilla'' is a

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jumping spiders Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family Salticidae. , this family contained over 600 described genera and over 6,000 described species, making it the largest family of spiderscomprising 13% of spider species. Jumping s ...

that was first described by

George and Elizabeth Peckham George Williams Peckham (March 23, 1845 – January 10, 1914) and Elizabeth Maria Gifford Peckham (December 19, 1854 – February 11, 1940) were a married couple who were early American teachers, Taxonomy (biology), taxonomists, ...

in 1894. Most males have a characteristic long, forward projecting process on each

chelicera The chelicerae () are the mouthparts of the subphylum Chelicerata, an arthropod group that includes arachnids, horseshoe crabs, and sea spiders. Commonly referred to as "jaws", chelicerae may be shaped as either articulated fangs, or as a type ...

that looks like a lance that is bent near the tip. The exception is ''P. javana'', that doesn't have this feature. Proszynski drew the genitalia of both genders in 1987, and they resemble those of '' Marengo''.

Species

it contains nineteen species, most

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, and one species only occurring on

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: *'' Padilla ambigua'' Ledoux, 2007 –

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Padilla armata Padilla may refer to: Places * Padilla Municipality, Tamaulipas, in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas * Padilla, Cauca, in Colombia * Padilla, Bolivia * Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental, in the Philippines * Padilla Bay, in the U.S. state of Washin ...

'' Peckham & Peckham, 1894 (

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) –

*'' Padilla astina'' Andriamalala, 2007 – Madagascar *'' Padilla boritandroka'' Andriamalala, 2007 – Madagascar *'' Padilla cornuta'' (Peckham & Peckham, 1885) – Madagascar *'' Padilla foty'' Andriamalala, 2007 – Madagascar *''

Padilla graminicola Padilla may refer to: Places * Padilla Municipality, Tamaulipas, in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas * Padilla, Cauca, in Colombia * Padilla, Bolivia * Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental, in the Philippines * Padilla Bay, in the U.S. state of Wa ...

'' Ledoux, 2007 – Réunion *'' Padilla griswoldi'' Andriamalala, 2007 – Madagascar *'' Padilla javana''

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, 1900 –

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Padilla lavatandroka Padilla may refer to: Places * Padilla Municipality, Tamaulipas, in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas * Padilla, Cauca, in Colombia * Padilla, Bolivia * Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental, in the Philippines * Padilla Bay, in the U.S. state of Wa ...